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Treatment of allergy by alternative means
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Treatment of allergy by alternative means can be a very effective way to alleviate the condition of allergies, provided that all standard therapeutic recommendations are followed and with obligatory cooperation with a treating allergist. The fact is that many plants - grasses, inflorescences, bark and leaves of medicinal trees can be powerful allergens, which is why the doctor's advice is simply necessary so that the treatment does not turn into an additional problem.
Treatment of allergies with herbs
Chamomile
It is believed that the substance allocated for the first time in the XVth century from chamomile helps to reduce the severity of allergic symptoms. This component is called azulene, it is included in many antiallergic external agents, in the composition of sprays and medications. Azulen has an effective anti-inflammatory property, is able to withstand bacterial infection and reduce histamine activity. There is information about the effective treatment of chamomile infusion of bronchial asthma, urticaria and allergic dermatitis. It would seem that a simple recipe that does not require special expenses really helps, provided it is used for a long time. The recipe is quite simple: a tablespoon of camomile flowers is filled with a glass of boiling water and insists half an hour. Drink this remedy during the day for 1 tablespoon in 4 hours. The next day you need to prepare a fresh infusion. The course of treatment - at least three months. With allergic pollinosis, daisy should be taken from March.
Licorice
Many anti-inflammatory drugs include glycyrrhizic acid, which is extracted from licorice. Ammonium salt - glyceram, does not have any contraindications and is used as a means to neutralize the manifestation of allergy. Those who are interested in the treatment of allergies by alternative means, it is worth paying attention to the following recipe: 10-15 grams of licorice root pour 0, 5 liters of boiling water and insist 12 hours (night). Take infusion should be a tablespoon in 3-4 hours daily for two to three months. Then there is a break for a month and the course is repeated. Thus, during the year, it is necessary to conduct three courses of treatment with licorice to get rid of persistent allergic dermatitis and reduce the incidence of asthmatic attacks.
Alternating
The famous herb - the turn really helps as an external remedy with many skin rashes. However, its internal application gives a good result in atopic dermatitis, hives. Brewing it is very simple - like ordinary tea. For 250-300 ml of boiling water you need to take a teaspoon of dried herbs. To insist 15-20 minutes and to drink in a warm kind as much as you want. The only condition is the golden yellow color of the infusion, that is, every time it must be fresh. The course of treatment is long - up to six months, but the result will be excellent. The skin will be cleansed not only from allergic rashes, but also from acne, if it is available.
Nettle
Nettle is considered to be a remedy for blood. In fact, there is a lot of vitamins in the nettle, but the allergies are resisted by the phytoncides, chlorophyll and glycosides that make up this plant. Dry leaves of nettle are poured with boiling water at the rate of 3 tablespoons per half liter of water. Insist means better in the thermos for 3-4 hours. Take a quarter cup during the day. Every day you need to prepare fresh infusion. The course of treatment is a month. During this period, a persistent allergic rash and even eczema should disappear.
Bran
It is known that many allergic reactions are caused by food intolerance due to poor performance of the digestive system. To adjust the work of the gastrointestinal tract, to release the body from toxins, bran will help. Treatment of allergy by alternative means involves periodic cleansing and adsorption, it is bran will become an indispensable assistant in this process. A tablespoon of bran is poured with a small amount of boiling water and taken for half an hour before each meal. The first portion should be eaten on an empty stomach, early in the morning. An obligatory condition is a plentiful drink, that is, a bran needs to be washed down with a glass of purified water. Such a course will help to get rid not only of toxins, but also literally a few days later forget about allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis.
Burdock
Well cleanses the body and reduces the severity of the manifestation of an allergy decoction from the roots of burdock ordinary. Two tablespoons of dried roots are poured into half a liter of boiling water, insisted overnight in a thermos. In the morning take an empty stomach first portion - a quarter of a glass. Before dinner for half an hour - the next portion, the evening before going to bed - the last. The broth should be cooked every day, the course of treatment is 28 days, after which they make a break for two weeks and the course is repeated two to three times more.
Oats
Oats can reduce the manifestation of allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis. Oats (cereals, not cereals) boil with boiling water at the rate of 3 tablespoons per liter of water. Boil on low heat for 30 minutes and insist 2-3 hours. The broth should be filtered and drunk in small portions throughout the day. Course - 7-10 days. As a rule, the improvement is noticeable already on the second day. Oats treatment also contributes to detoxification of the body and improvement of the digestive tract.
Figs
Attacks of allergy in the form of bronchial asthma can be prevented in a fairly tasty and pleasant way. You need to brew 7-8 pieces of dried figs in half a liter of boiling water. Insist 2-3 hours, then let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Strain and drink in warm form without restriction. The boiled figs can be eaten. Also well removes asthmatic attacks of figs, boiled in milk (if there is no intolerance of protein cow's milk). The course of treatment with figs depends on how the allergy manifests itself. Sometimes enough a week reception of a tasty remedy, so that labored breathing, suffocation left the allergy for a long time.
Other recipes of alternative medicine from allergies
There are drugs that have proven themselves as a cure for alternative allergy treatment. One such excellent means is vitamin B5, which can be taken by almost allergy sufferers. Take the vitamin should be daily for one month at a dosage of 100 mg. Also positively affects the elimination of symptoms and the whole disease as a whole, vitamin E, which is recommended to be taken daily for a month and a half at a dosage of 400 mg. Vitamin E has pronounced anti-allergic properties.
Another method of alternative allergy treatment is castor oil treatment. It is necessary in half a glass of fruit (you can vegetable) juice (which is not allergic) or ordinary water, dilute 5 drops of castor oil and drink the prepared mixture in the morning on an empty stomach. Repeat the procedure should be for a month. This recipe is especially effective when the organism is located to allergic reactions that occur in the digestive tract or sinuses of the patient.
One of the exotic citrus - lime - has proven itself in the fight against any kind of allergy. This fruit not only removes unnecessary toxins from the body, but also has a powerful anti-allergic effect. It is necessary in a glass with warm water to squeeze out the juice from the half of the fruit, adding to the resulting mixture a teaspoon of honey. All this should be well mixed and taken once in the morning on an empty stomach for one or several months.
Alternative treatment of allergy also involves the treatment of vegetable juices, for example, carrot-beet-cucumber. To make it, take half a liter of carrot freshly squeezed juice, add to it as much beet and cucumber juice. Mix everything and take the mixture at least once a day.
The next excellent remedy for allergy is the very famous in Asia grass - ginkgo bilobate. Ginkgo effectively fights against allergic attacks of asthma and many other respiratory diseases. The leaves of the plant contain special substances that activate the activity of platelets in the blood, which causes a powerful fight against allergens. In addition, ginkgo biloba has in its composition natural anti-inflammatory chemical and antihistamines, perfectly combating various diseases.
Alternative treatment of allergy includes and treatment of ... Eggshell. It is necessary to crush the well-washed and dried shell of the 1st egg into powder, add a few drops of lemon juice to the powder and drink for one day in one or more doses. As practice shows, allergy symptoms disappear after a week after the beginning of recovery, sometimes you need to wait a few weeks.
The next complex is very effective in dealing with allergies of any kind. It provides for the cleansing of the body, compliance with the diet and increased immunity.
First, you need to cleanse your body with activated charcoal and a mixture of apple and cucumber juices, then in a month to saturate the digestive tract with a useful microflora (kefir, yogurt, etc.) and finally start to monitor the diet: regular salt to replace the sea, in the morning to eat a couple fresh apples that eat up porridge boiled on water, refuse black coffee and tea, drink fresh juices, it is desirable to completely abandon the use of products from yeast dough.
Activated carbon
Perfectly adsorbs all harmful substances with ordinary activated carbon. Dosage is easy to calculate - 1 tablet per ten kilograms of weight, for example, with a weight of 60 kg you need only 6 tablets. Take coal two or three times a day, up to seven days.
Calcium gluconate
It is believed that a lack of calcium in the body can increase the manifestation of allergic reactions. Treatment of allergy with alternative means involves the intake of conventional calcium gluconate in a dosage - 1 tablet per 20 kilograms of weight. For example, with a weight of 60 kilograms you need to take three calcium tablets at once, 2-3 times a day, the course - a week, then a break. Usually a week course greatly alleviates the symptoms, and repetition is not required.
Alternative treatment of allergy involves treatment with non-traditional medications, that is, herbs and other improvised drugs. There are a great many recipes for the cure of the disease - the main thing is to know whether they fit a person or not, cause a negative reaction of the body, since the treatment can not bring good, but harm.
Treatment of allergy by alternative means - this does not mean fast and safe release from allergic reactions. As in any other treatment, you need to have a certain amount of patience and faith in the result. In addition, it should be remembered that these recipes, despite their simplicity and universality, still require a reasonable approach, taking into account the individual characteristics of the allergy organism.